The Real End of the Great War
1957, Polish. Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Jerzy KawalerowiczDirector
- Lucyna WinnickaRóża Zborska
- Janina SokołowskaJózia
- Roland GłowackiJuliusz
- Andrzej SzalawskiProfessor Stęgień
- Olga BielskaIrena
- Helena DąbrowskaFlower Seller
- Janina JabłonowskaPsychiatrist's Wife
- Edward GlińskiSzymek
- Kazimierz DębowskiPsychiatrist Ludwik
- Zdzisław LeśniakMan leading a Wedding Procession
- Gustaw LutkiewiczHenryk Thiel
- Maciej MaciejewskiForeman
Details
- Released
- 10 October 1957
- Original title
- Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Jerzy Zawieyski
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The Real End of the Great War runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Real End of the Great War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 October 1957. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Real End of the Great War?
The Real End of the Great War (1957) was directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and stars Lucyna Winnicka, Janina Sokołowska, Roland Głowacki.